The Political Awareness Club is hosting a Pizza & Politics Tour event on April 26th from 6-9 PM in Aquinas Hall room 163. Attendees will hear from three guest speakers - Bill Larkin Jr, Frank Skartados, and Nick Valentine - who will discuss current local and nationwide political issues while pizza is served. Bill Larkin Jr is a New York State Senator, Frank Skartados is a New York State Assemblyman, and Nick Valentine was formerly the Mayor of Newburgh, New York. The event aims to inform attendees about politics in an entertaining and non-partisan manner. For more information, contact Brianna Ronca or Jeremias Ramos.

1. Come grab a slice!
Hear our honored guests talk
about today’s hottest issues!
For more information, see back.
Come grab a slice!
Hear our honored guests talk
about today’s hottest issues!
For more information, see back.
Come grab a slice!
Hear our honored guests talk
about today’s hottest issues!
For more information, see back.
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Skartados
Nick
Valentine
Bill
Larkin, Jr.
Frank
Skartados
Nick
Valentine
Bill
Larkin, Jr.
Frank
Skartados
Nick
Valentine
Bill
Larkin, Jr.
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Political Awareness Club’s
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2. Pizza & Politics Tour
Date
April 26th, 6-9 PM
Place
Aquinas Hall, Room 163
What’s happening?
If you want to know more about the big issues concerning
local and nationwide politics, our honored guest speakers
will tell you all about them. We’ll tell you more about various
other topics and have plenty of pizza for you! Enjoy yourself
at this informative, entertaining, and non-partisan event!
Who are the guest speakers?
Bill Larkin, Jr. has held office in the New York State
Legislature for more than 34 years, and has served as
Senator of New York’s 39th State Senate District since
1990. After 23 years of active service in United States
Army, he retired in 1967 with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. He then became an Executive Assistant in the
New York State Senate. He has recently been appointed to
several Senate Standing Committees including the
Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs Committee.
Frank Skartados is Assemblyman of New York’s 104th
State Assembly District, and was elected to office in 2008
and 2012. After obtaining his Masters Degree in
International Studies, he interned at the United Nations and
later served as Chairman of the Health Department at New
York Military Academy. He founded and was president of
the Academy Street Business Association, which has
helped to revitalize the economy of Poughkeepsie, NY. His
work in the Mayor’s Promotion & Events Committee has
further promoted Poughkeepsie’s business environment.
Nick Valentine was Mayor of the City of Newburgh for 8
years until 2012 and also served as City Councilman for 4
years. A lifelong resident of Newburgh, he attended St.
Patrick’s High School and then graduated from the Fashion
Institute of Technology in 1970. He has owned Broadway
Tailors on 281 Broadway Street in Newburgh for over 45
years. As mayor, he was a board member in the Women &
Minority Loan Fund and other organizations in which he
worked to support new local businesses.
Pizza & Politics Tour
Date
April 26th, 6-9 PM
Place
Aquinas Hall, Room 163
What’s happening?
If you want to know more about the big issues concerning
local and nationwide politics, our honored guest speakers
will tell you all about them. We’ll tell you more about various
other topics and have plenty of pizza for you! Enjoy yourself
at this informative, entertaining, and non-partisan event!
Who are the guest speakers?
Bill Larkin, Jr. has held office in the New York State
Legislature for more than 34 years, and has served as
Senator of New York’s 39th State Senate District since
1990. After 23 years of active service in United States
Army, he retired in 1967 with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. He then became an Executive Assistant in the
New York State Senate. He has recently been appointed to
several Senate Standing Committees including the
Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs Committee.
Frank Skartados is Assemblyman of New York’s 104th
State Assembly District, and was elected to office in 2008
and 2012. After obtaining his Masters Degree in
International Studies, he interned at the United Nations and
later served as Chairman of the Health Department at New
York Military Academy. He founded and was president of
the Academy Street Business Association, which has
helped to revitalize the economy of Poughkeepsie, NY. His
work in the Mayor’s Promotion & Events Committee has
further promoted Poughkeepsie’s business environment.
Nick Valentine was Mayor of the City of Newburgh for 8
years until 2012 and also served as City Councilman for 4
years. A lifelong resident of Newburgh, he attended St.
Patrick’s High School and then graduated from the Fashion
Institute of Technology in 1970. He has owned Broadway
Tailors on 281 Broadway Street in Newburgh for over 45
years. As mayor, he was a board member in the Women &
Minority Loan Fund and other organizations in which he
worked to support new local businesses.
Pizza & Politics Tour
Date
April 26th, 6-9 PM
Place
Aquinas Hall, Room 163
What’s happening?
If you want to know more about the big issues concerning
local and nationwide politics, our honored guest speakers
will tell you all about them. We’ll tell you more about various
other topics and have plenty of pizza for you! Enjoy yourself
at this informative, entertaining, and non-partisan event!
Who are the guest speakers?
Bill Larkin, Jr. has held office in the New York State
Legislature for more than 34 years, and has served as
Senator of New York’s 39th State Senate District since
1990. After 23 years of active service in United States
Army, he retired in 1967 with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. He then became an Executive Assistant in the
New York State Senate. He has recently been appointed to
several Senate Standing Committees including the
Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs Committee.
Frank Skartados is Assemblyman of New York’s 104th
State Assembly District, and was elected to office in 2008
and 2012. After obtaining his Masters Degree in
International Studies, he interned at the United Nations and
later served as Chairman of the Health Department at New
York Military Academy. He founded and was president of
the Academy Street Business Association, which has
helped to revitalize the economy of Poughkeepsie, NY. His
work in the Mayor’s Promotion & Events Committee has
further promoted Poughkeepsie’s business environment.
Nick Valentine was Mayor of the City of Newburgh for 8
years until 2012 and also served as City Councilman for 4
years. A lifelong resident of Newburgh, he attended St.
Patrick’s High School and then graduated from the Fashion
Institute of Technology in 1970. He has owned Broadway
Tailors on 281 Broadway Street in Newburgh for over 45
years. As mayor, he was a board member in the Women &
Minority Loan Fund and other organizations in which he
worked to support new local businesses.
Contact:
Brianna Ronca, President (bron9261@my.msmc.edu)
Jeremias Ramos, Vice President
(jram9901@my.msmc.edu)
Contact:
Brianna Ronca, President (bron9261@my.msmc.edu)
Jeremias Ramos, Vice President
(jram9901@my.msmc.edu)
Contact:
Brianna Ronca, President (bron9261@my.msmc.edu)
Jeremias Ramos, Vice President
(jram9901@my.msmc.edu)